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Conference USA

Southern Miss

2021 Season Performance

#121
Rank
3-9
Record
-68.9
Points
0.453
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #105 Louisiana Tech 35-19
Worst L @ #111 Rice 19-24

Record Splits

Home 2-4
Away 1-5
Conference 2-6
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 0-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#94
#105
#116
#127
#139
Pre
#102
W3
#116
W6
#125
W9
#125
W12
#124
W15
#121

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/05
L
NR @ #112 South Alabama
7-31
-9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -7.2
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -9.0
Total -9.0 pts
2
09/11
W
#115 vs FCS Grambling
37-0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/18
L
#99 vs #101 Troy
9-21
-13.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.0 -11.4
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -12.4
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -13.4
Total -13.4 pts
4
09/25
L
#116 @ #2 Alabama
14-63
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -1.8
Margin Scaling
-3.7 -5.5
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
5
10/02
L
#113 @ #111 Rice
19-24
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.4
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
6
10/09
L
#122 vs #52 UTEP
13-26
-12.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -11.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -11.3
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -12.4
Total -12.4 pts
7
10/16
L
#125 vs #54 UAB
0-34
-12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -10.0
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -12.3
Total -12.3 pts
9
10/30
L
#123 @ #90 Middle Tennessee
10-35
-8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.6
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -8.5
Total -8.5 pts
10
11/06
L
#125 vs #114 North Texas
14-38
-13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -11.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -11.7
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -13.5
Total -13.5 pts
11
11/13
L
#129 @ #18 UTSA
17-27
-5.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -5.9
Total -5.9 pts
12
11/20
W
#127 @ #105 Louisiana Tech
35-19
+10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.8 7.7
Margin Scaling
+2.8 10.4
Total 10.4 pts
13
11/27
W
#124 vs #130 Florida International
37-17
+5.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.7 3.3
Margin Scaling
+2.6 5.9
Total 5.9 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-73.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
51-71
Record
42%
Win Rate
#95
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.480
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#61
2017
#59
2018
#85
2019
#68
2020
#117
2021
#121
2022
#86
2023
#118
2024
#133
2025
#73
2026
#126

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Sun Belt 1-4 (20%) #126 #85 -32.4 0.564 -
2025 Sun Belt 7-5 (58%) #73 #42 20.2 0.425 -
2024 Sun Belt 1-11 (8%) #133 #93 -107.4 0.458 -
2023 Sun Belt 3-9 (25%) #118 #84 -58.7 0.491 -
2022 Sun Belt 6-6 (50%) #86 #54 7.6 0.465 -
2021 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #121 #99 -68.9 0.453 -
2020 Conference USA 3-7 (30%) #117 #116 -47.9 0.510 -
2019 Conference USA 7-5 (58%) #68 #40 24.2 0.506 -
2018 Conference USA 6-5 (55%) #85 #61 5.6 0.445 -
2017 Conference USA 8-4 (67%) #59 #48 34.0 0.462 -
2016 Conference USA 6-6 (50%) #61 #7 34.2 0.497 -